Leland College
Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Leland College was founded in 1870 as a college for blacks in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was open to all races.[1] After its original buildings burned in 1923, it was relocated near Baker, Louisiana. Never accredited, the school closed in 1960 because of financial difficulties.[2]
The Script error: No such module "convert". area of the Baker campus, comprising four contributing properties and one non-contributing building, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1982.[3][4][5]
The college facilities had become derelict by the time of listing. In the early 21st century, only the ruins of the two dormitories can be seen faintly through trees. The frame classroom, the president's house, and the concrete classroom all disappeared at some time.
Holbrook Chamberlain, a philanthropist from Brooklyn established the school. He bought the land and built the school buildings. John Elijah Ford served as the school’s president.[6]
Notable alumni
- Abraham Lincoln Davis, 1949[7]
- John W. Joseph, first black mayor of Opelousas, Louisiana[8]
- Eddie Robinson, former Grambling State University head football coach, class of 1941
See also
References
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